When buying a smartphone, I keep my criteria simple. If the device can handle WeChat, phone calls, and _________ the Internet, I purchase it. If it’s too expensive, I _________ it. This approach to acquiring smartphones _________ for me as I keep my needs basic. Aside from saving myself money, I may have also saved myself from some wounds or burns which I might get if I chose a flawed phone. A few years ago, things _________ for Samsung — literally.

One of Samsung’s innovation was called the Note7. Sadly, it was discontinued (停产) only 38 days after being made available for consumption. At first, a few customers complained that their phones caught fire while being _________. Samsung, being responsible, launched an investigation to _________ the cases. They issued a global _________ on 1 September, but it was taken merely as a suggestion and not seen as _________. Then the tech giant gave a stronger message to worldwide customers, saying all owners must stop using their Note7s immediately.

Commercial forces encourage tech companies to push the envelopes and produce new products every few months. Sometimes, a conflict of interests can occur. The greed for innovation has a funny way of causing _________ for the basics — like safety — and the Note7’s situation is just one example of this. The device __________ all kinds of cool features, including a super-high-resolution camera, an iris scanner and an especially powerful __________. Ideally, manufacturers should consider all relevant aspects when creating new commodities. Samsung has both the money and technical know-how to prevent such negligence. The Note7’s __________ was most likely rushed in order to make more profit, which __________ having the opposite effect. Time will tell how much this oversight will cost with respect to Samsung’s fame and future.

__________, many people assumed that Samsung could eventually come back over the horizon and restore its reputation as a manufacturer of excellent smartphones if its new models had no major flaw. In the smartphone industry, intense competition will only bring more benefit to consumers. If there were only one __________ company, we would be left with no options for top-of-the-line phones.